1.by nature tense, nervous, or easily upset.
1.As a child she was, as people used to say, 'highly strung'.
从她还是个孩子的时候起，人们就说她“高度紧张”。
2.Mr. Sarkozy said he was trying to become a calmer, less highly-strung person, according to people who were present.
据当时在场的人士说，萨科齐说，他正试着成为一个更为平静、不太那么激动的人。
3.But since this highly strung fault line has stretched several millimeters per year for the last 250 years, it was time for it to snap.
但经过250年每年几毫米的持续移动，高度紧缩的断层线就面临断裂了。
4."Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain . . . capricious . . . enchanting" (George Bernard Shaw).
“她极易激动的个性使得她性情多变…反复无常…魅力无穷”（乔治·贝尔纳·萧伯纳）。
5.What's surprising, especially to the highly strung , is that we don't have to live with it.
令人惊讶的（尤其对于那些高度紧张的人们来说）是人们不必对此忍受。
6.This would be a highly strung exercise.
这将是一个绷得很紧的安排。
7.Generally, huskies have a good appetite, although some don't eat well when they are nervous, or highly strung.
一般而言，有一个好的胃口吠叫，虽然有些不饱时紧张，或是非常紧。
8.My doctor says it's because I am highly-strung and always unwell: you must take my doctor's word for it.
我的医生对我说，这是因为我有些神经质，并且总是觉得不舒服的缘故，请相信我医生的话吧。